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                                                Procurement and Purchasing
  Procurement is the effective acquisition of goods or services. It is important that the goods/services procured are appropriate and that they are purchased at the lowest possible price to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location. Procurement.com offers a comprehensive collection of insightful articles chronicling procurement best practices and purchasing intelligence.

Procurement fraud costs UK more than £5 million
KPMGs Fraud Barometer finds seven cases of purchasing fraud totalling £5,096,805.
Supply Management - 1/30/2012 7:00 PM

Skilled buyers can help cut wasteful social care spend
Procurement officers should work more effectively with third sector organisations like Age UK to find out where costs can be reduced.
Supply Management - 1/29/2012 8:30 PM

Apple CEO promises to dig deeper into supply chain issues
"What we will not do, and never have done, is stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain," Tim Cook told staff in an email.
Supply Management - 1/27/2012 7:00 PM

Four purchasers found guilty in £66m corruption case
Southwark Crown Court finds four men conspired to receive payments from bidders in exchange for supplying insider information about contracts.
Supply Management - 1/26/2012 8:00 PM

UK government accused of ignoring IT supplier collusion
The Public Administration Select Committee has criticised the government for not investigating claims of anti-competitive behaviour by large IT vendors raised in the summer.
Supply Management - 1/26/2012 7:00 PM

HP announces SME supplier support scheme
Technology firm offers small vendors the use of security and compliance testing systems to help them win government contracts.
Supply Management - 1/25/2012 7:30 PM

Lorry road charges could push up haulage prices
The UK government has launched a consultation on whether to introduce a daily £10 charge for hauliers to use Britains roads.
Supply Management - 1/25/2012 7:00 PM

Cardiff Council implements procurement transformation
A restructure of the local authoritys purchasing function will mean a bigger team and the implementation of category management.
Supply Management - 1/24/2012 8:30 PM

Gauteng province to devolve buying responsibilities
The South African regional government is to divide procurement between its shared service centre and individual departments, leaving buyers with an uncertain future.
Supply Management - 1/24/2012 7:30 PM

Gauteng province to devolve buying responsibilities
The South African regional government is to divide procurement between its shared service centre and individual departments, leaving buyers with an uncertain future.
Supply Management - 1/24/2012 7:00 PM

Defence experts urge MoD to spend in UK to reap tax revenue
Research report: "Close to 36 per cent of the government spend of £1 million would be returned to the exchequer."
Supply Management - 1/23/2012 7:00 PM

Freight theft in the US hits record high
Ambiguity in the supply chain leads victims to "literally hand over cargo".
Supply Management - 1/21/2012 7:00 PM

Power management firm benefits from bringing logistics back in house
"Third parties dont have the skin in the game," supply chain management VP for Eaton, Les Ball explains the advantage of taking control.
Supply Management - 1/19/2012 9:00 PM

Collaborative fuel purchasing takes off at African airlines
Industry body AFRAA believes a joint purchasing deal will result in cheaper prices, better quality fuel and a more reliable supply for nine African carriers.
Supply Management - 1/19/2012 8:30 PM

Francis Maude: This is the moment we change things
"Past governments havent got very excited about procurement. It wasnt a sure-fire headline grabber. But its obvious to me procurement matters," minister for the Cabinet Office.
Supply Management - 1/18/2012 8:30 PM

E-auction adoption saves Probrand time and money
Buyers at the IT product reseller have been able to focus more on strategic purchasing activity thanks to technology.
Supply Management - 1/18/2012 8:00 PM

NHS buyers embrace product comparison site
Government Procurement Service describes price comparison tool as a game changer for the UKs health service.
Supply Management - 1/18/2012 7:30 PM

Francis Maude: This is the moment we change things
"Past governments havent got very excited about procurement. It wasnt a sure-fire headline grabber. But its obvious to me procurement matters," minister for the Cabinet Office.
Supply Management - 1/18/2012 7:00 PM

Leading by example
As procurement teams target inefficiencies to cope with cost cutting measures, they are helped by new processes and techniques that can deliver further savings.
Supply Management - 1/16/2012 8:30 PM

Myth buster
Can you engage with suppliers up front and stay within the EU procurement regulations? Yes and thats not the only misconception.
Supply Management - 1/16/2012 8:00 PM

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